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F. E. FERNALD AND H. Y. NUTE.

INNERSOLE.

APPLICATION mm mm. In. ma.

1,324,390. Patented Dee. 9,1919.

- the inner FRANK E. FERNALD Ann ana? Y,- Inurno Straiford and State of New Hampshire, re-

spectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Innersoles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in inner soles, and the primary object of the invention is to provide an inner sole attaching means embodying a reinforced marginal rib adapted to be connected with any type of inner sole which forms a very etlicient means for connecting sole with the upper without detracting from the solidit r of the inner sole as this connection obviates the necessity of channeling the inner sole to connect it with the upper.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment of this character which is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will be very eflicient in operation.

l/Vith these and numerous other objects in view, our invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be herein referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a plan view of an inner sole with the tape connected therewith as it is first applied,

Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the sole with the tape in first position,

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the sides of the tape folded to form the rib, and

Fig. 4 is a similar view with the reinforcing spacing layer connected with the rib.

In describing our invention, we shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The numeral 1 designates an imier sole of conventional type that is formed of any desired material, ordinarily leather being employed, but various compositions may likewise be used. The face of the inner sole 1 has adapted to be connected, a marginal tape 2 that is preferably formed of fabric having its outer face usually coated with some slightly adhesive substance, and the tape 2 is secured to the .inner sole 1 by a row of F Mr ron,.-nnw.-n nPsHInn i Application-filed March 19 g sia1' g ease.) g

stitchin 3 intermediate ass-en s". that 5 ex tends aroundthe inargin of the front por-:

tion of the sole as is of the drawings.

necting means of sole. v

The next step of forming-this connection comprises in bending the opposite sides' of the tape 2 upwardly, nated the inner side the tape with the inner by the numeral 4c, and the outer side by the numeral 5, and fastening said sides by a row of means 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The adhesive coating on the tape will likewise tend to secure the sides of the tape together, and this connection'forms a marginal rib that extends around said sides being desigthe por clearlyshown in Fig. 1 This 1s the primary constitching or other tion of the inner sole on which the tape is positioned. This marginal rib formed by the upturned sides of the tape is additionally reinforced by a face layer 7 preferably formed of canvas which has its edge 8 upturned and engageable with the inner side a of the tape 2, said inner side being the inner face of the marginal rib that is formed by said tape. The facing layer 7 has its inner side covered with the usual coating composition that causes it to sole, and likewise its edge will adhere to the marginal rib. to form a reinforcing means for the same.

The various steps of applying this type of connection to an inner sole have been herein fully described, and it is obvious that when the tape is connected with the sole and the various parts arranged as has been specifically set forth, a reinforced marginal rib is formed on the inner sole that enables the inner sole to be connected with the upper with out detractin from the solidity thereof. Ordinarily, t is connection was acconr plished by channeling the inner sole, but ob viously this would detract from the durability of the same, and the connection shown in this improvement overcomes this disad-' vantage. The extra fastening that connects the sides of the tape to form the rib greatly strengthens the same and attention is directed to the fact that this fastening is entirely separate from the row of stitching 3 that connects the tape to the inner sole. The reinforced face layer that has its edge engaged with the inner side of the rib, and the said layer is formed of fabric, preferably canvas.

adhere to the inner Having fully described our invention, What We claim is new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

An inner sole comprising a base layer, a marginal fabric rib stitched longitudinally medially thereof to the base to provide free edge portions at oppposite sides of the stitch and having one face thereof adhesively coated to permit the connection of the opposite edge portions thereof together when folded, the edge portions of the rib when folded being connected by a single row of layer.

reinforcing stiff fabric on said base and having its edge and lower adjacent marginal portions adhesively connected with the inner edge portion of the rlb and the base In testimony whereof We affix our signatures hereto.

FRANK E: FERNALD. HARRY Y. NUTE. 

